Garment bag rack and bagger



' Oct. 2, 1945. w R KQHL GARMENT BAG RACK ANDBAGGER Filed April 25, 1941 SSheetS-Sh eet 1 W iler 715 1,

Oct. 2, 1945. w. R. KOHL 2,385,996

GARMENT BAG RACK AND BAGGER mile-1125M w. R. KOHL GARMENT BAG BAC AND BAGGER Filed April 25,v 1941.

Oct. 2, 1945. 2,385,996-

3 Sheets-Sheet 3 I r @Z/"QI 39.3%4 gww Patented Oct. 2, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT BAG anon AND' BAGGER William R. Kohl, Glenview, ru. Application April 25, 1941, Serial No. 390,293

" 8 Claims; (c1. 226-18) Myinvention is a garment bag rack in combination with a garment bagger. v The primary character of my invention is a device which is peculiarly applicable to the general class of garment cleaner concerns, where the question is the maximum of service with the minimum of handling. Another primary characteristic is the ability of a single operator to maintain a continuity of service without moving away from the machine.

Another distinguishin characteristic is that the machine can be kept supplied with bags continuously, even while the operator is engaged in bagging garments upon the bagger itself.

A further distinctive characteristic is that the bagger being a permanent part of the combination is always in fixed position with relation to the bags and the garments being bagged.

The attached drawings embody the principle of my invention wherein,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device.

Fig. 3 is an elevation .view of the garment hanger partly in sections and enlarged.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation ofv Fig. 1, partly in section; and elevation in dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front bag view of Fig. 5,

Fig. 7 is a sectional View taken on the lines.

1 of Fig. 5, and is a locking mechanism.

Fig. 8 is a section taken on thelines 8-8 of Fig. 5, showing a bag supportingmeans.

Fig. 9 is a section taken on the lines 9-9 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is a of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a section taken on the lines' H-ll of Fig. l.

Fig. 12 is a section taken on the lines l2 l2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a section taken on the lines l3 -I3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 14 is a section taken on the lines l4-I4 of Fig. 13. l

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary plan view of mechanism shown in Figs. 1 and 5. I

As illustrated:

I0 points to the device as a whole, wherein II is a base portion in which a supporting flange 62 supports a tubular standard I 2, on which standard is revolvably supported a bag supporting rack consistin of a plurality of radially fiungtubular wings or .arms I3 their lower terminals seated in a collar l4 slidably engaging standard l2, the collar [4 having [tubular prosection taken on the lines l 0- lll jections for receiving the lower terminals of wings l3, the upper terminals of these wines being seated in a collar l5 in which collar also is seated a tube 32, the said tube 32 being t'elescopically positioned and slidable in the tube 12.

The upper end of tube I2 is reduced in diameter to form an annular shoulder 51 which supports thereon a revolvable collar 16 carrying a block and pulleys to be hereinafter described. I! are bag holding devices slidably adjustable at predetermined positions on the members l3. I8 is a garment bagger consisting of a tube in which a rod I9 is vertically slidable, said rod having a disc 19' attached at its lower end adapted to steady the movement of the rod l9 internally of the bagger I8. 20 is a rod pivoted on a foot lever 2| 'which is pivoted at 22 on a bracket 23 seated upon a portion of the base I l at 24. The'rod 19 has a slot in its upper end for supporting an ordinary garment hanger. 25 is a rockerfor the foot lever loosely connecting it with the rod 20. 26 is a latch cam pivoted at one end to the rod at '21 and at its oppositeend 28 on a collar 30, the cam surface having .a nose projection adapted to seat itself on a flattened surface 29 of the rod l9. 3| is a shock absorber at the bottom of the tube I8. 33 and 34 are clamping members welded to channels 35 and 36; 31 and 38- are tightening bolts operated by wing nut 39 for clamping assemblage I! to be positioned at any desired point on the member I3. 40 is a bag supporting stud on which a plurality of bags 41 may be mounted. This stud is secured to an upper extension of the channel 35, as shown in Fig. 1 and 8. 4| is a slot in the stud 40 forv the reception of the walls of the slot 44 of a keythe bags 4'| hung upon the stud 40. An inner spring bar 45 carries a transverse bar at its lower end so that the bags are pressedbetween the two spring bars so that the withdrawal of any one bag of the series does not displace the unity of the balance. Bar 42 and bar 45 each carry a triangular member 46 for maintaining the position of the assembled bags laterally while the spring bars press them longitudinally. 48 is a guide rod fixedly seated in connection with the assemblage l4 and extends upwardly to. a seating in the assemblage l5 at the top of the telescoping tube 32, said guide rod bein slidably guided in a slot 49 of the member I6. .50 is a bracket on It carrying a pulley block housing 5|. having an extension 52 carrying a cam 55 adapted to look a rope 56; the cam 55 turning to frictionally grip the rope when the latter is swung against the cam and at the same time payed out, and releasing the rope when the rope is pulled and at the same time swung away from the cam, all in a manner well known in the Venetian blind art; 53 and 54 are pulleys in the block over which passes the rope 56; the shoulder 51 on tube I2 supports the member I6. 58 is a lower bracket in a housing 59 havin a complementary pair of pulleys 60 and BI to cooperate with pulleys 53 and 54. operates upon and between the pulleys and is The rope 55,

adapted to raise and lower to any desired po ition the revolving member with arms I3. 54 is a lug bearing a hole at which point a'knot or other obstruction is made in the rope giving it a The rope 56 from 54, around pulley 54 and then down, terminat ing in-arhandle 51. It is evident the handle would hang parallel with the rope running from pulley 6| to 54, The handle 51' is attached to thelower free end of the rope,

Several hundred bags can be mounted upon each stud, and While the bagging is being done each 'stud can be refilled while another set is bein bagged so that a single machine can be operated continuously by one person apart from the occasional mounting of bags by an assistant without stopping the proceedings,

The bagger element is as vital as an other factor in the'machine and is a Positive unit: its fixed position is directly under the stud which sustains the bags. The rope for elevating the racks is not half an arms length away.

32 is preferably a tubular member slidably mounted in standard 12 having its lower terminal 32 slightly expanded to form a stabilizer to its various elevations carrying the bag supporting members I? and one member M of the elevating means.

' It will be readily observed that sets of bags of differing lengths can be mounted on the racks at the same time to accommodate the bagging of garments of differing lengths, and readily revolved into position over the bagger, as fast as the garments come down the line. In institutions engaged in large score operations the de vice as a unit may be mounted on castors or rollers and moved instantly as a unit from point to point, and this machine was devised for ready transportation to other points of operation without the alteration of a single part.

The type oi bag shown in Fig. 6 is the generally accepted type of bag used by garment cleaning establishments, it having at the top an opening for the passage therethrough of an ordinar garment hanger and at this opening there is a flap with a puncture adapting tbe bags to be hung on the stud ii! in large quantities. The machine set forth in thisapplication is adapted ,to take several hundred bags on each stud,

I claim: V

l. A garment bag rack including a base; a tubular standard supported thereon, revolvable wing members supported by the standard, each wing member carrying a bag supporting device comprising a stud adapted to support a plurality f ag a d means consistingi'of oppos d ten.

sional cooperating'members pendant from said studs to resiliently act upon the bags and maintain them as a unit.

2. A rack of the character described including a support, a plurality of revolvable wings mounted on the support each having a vertically adjustable member from which a plurality of collapsed bags are adapted'to be suspended in a flatly compacted group, each of said bag suspending members being vertically adjustable with respect to the Wing on which .it is mounted, and being vertically adjustable with respect to each 7 of the other bag suspending members, an inner pressure member fixed to the vertically adjustable member at one side of the pendant group of bags and an opposed pressure member carried by the adjustable member outside of the group. of bags,

3. A rack in accordance with claim 2 wherein each inner pressure member carries a laterally extending substantially triangular portion and each opposed pressure member carries corresp n ing tri ngular p r ion adapted to coop rate in yieldingly clamping the bags.

4. A has rack for suspending empty garment bags from their upper ends in vertical downwardly opening positions and guiding them downwardly one at. a time over garments supported on an upright ba ger positioned, beneath the rack, comprising a supporha frame mounted on the support, a plurality of bag holding devices carried by the frame, each'of said devices facing in a different direction and being provided with means for suspending garment bags from their upper ends in vvertical downwardly opening DQsitions, means for guiding the bags downwardly one at a time when the same are grasped at their lower endsfand drawn downwardly, and means for individually adjusting the positions of the devices vertically with respect to the frame, whereby to permit the lower ends of the bags held by one of the devices to be positioned at approximately the same level as the lower ends of the bags held by the other devices irrespective of substantial differences in the lengths of the bags held by the devices; said frame being vertically shiftable relative to the support from a lowered position in which all of the bag holding devices can be reached for loading into an over-head bag dispensing position.

5. A bag rack for suspending empty garment bags from their upper ends in vertical downwardly opening positions and guiding them downwardly one at a time over garments supported on an upright bagger positioned beneath the rack,

comprising a support, a frame mounted on the support, a plurality of bag holding devices carried by the frame, each of said devices facing in a different direction and being provided with means for suspending garment bags from their upper ends in vertical downwardly opening positions, means for guiding the bags downwardly one at a time When the same are grasped at their lower ends and drawn downwardly, and means for individually adjusting the positions of the devices vertically with'respectto the frame, whereby to permit the lower ends of the bags held by one of the devices to be positioned at approximately the same level as the lower ends of the bags held by the other devices irrespective of substantial dif.- ferences in the lengths of the bags held bythe devices; said frame being horizontally rotatable relative to the support, whereby to permit any one of the bag holding devices to be moved horitionary vertically projected bagger; and said frame being also vertically shiftable relative to the support from a lowered position in which all of the bag holding devices can be reached for loading into an over-head bag dispensing position.

6. A garment bag rack including a base, a vertical tubular standard supported thereon, a, member including a pluralit of elongated radially flung wings revolvably mounted and vertically movable on the standard, a plurality of bag-supporting devices, and means to slidably mount the bag-supporting devices vertically at predetermined elevations on said wings.

7. A bag rack for suspending empty garment bags from their upper ends in vertical downwardly opening positions and guiding them downwardly one at a time over garments supported on an upright bagger positioned beneath the rack, comprising a pedestal base, an upright standard connected at its lower end to the center of the base, a frame which is mounted on the standard and is vertically movable thereon between a lowered bag-loading position and an elevated bagdispensing position, said frame being centered on the standard and being provided at equally spaced to'be individuall set at the desired relative elevations, and said frame in its subsequently raised position permitting the bags to be drawn downwardly from the bag-holding devices over garments supported on a vertically projected bagger.

8. A bag rack for suspending empty garment bags from their upper ends in vertical downwardly opening positions and guiding them downwardly one at a time over garments supported on an upright bagger positioned beneath the rack,

comprising a pedestal base, an upright standard a plurality of vertically elongated members to distances from the standard with a. plurality of vertically elongated members to which the hereinafter described devices holding the bags are attached, a plurality of bag-holding devices associated with said vertically elongated members, each of said devices being adapted to accommodate a large number of vertically suspended which the hereinafter described devices holding the bags are attached, a plurality of bag-holding devices associated with said vertically elongated members, each of said devices being adapted to accommodate a large number of vertically sus- Tpended bags, and each of said devices including resiliently yieldable means for guiding the bags downwardly one at a time when the same are grasped at their lower ends and drawn downwardly, and means for securing the bag-holding devices to the vertically elongated members of the frame at any one of a plurality of different positions vertically of said members, said frame in its lowered position permitting the bags to be inserted in the bag-holding devices and the bagholding devices to be individually set at the desired relative elevations, and said frame in its subsequently raised position permitting the bags to be drawn downwardly from the bag-holding devices over garments supported on a vertically projected bagger.

WILLIAM R. KOHL. 

